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Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Environment and Social Impact Assessment Report (Scheme T, Volume 1) Public Disclosure Authorized Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Final Report Nigam Limited January 2018 www.erm.com The Business of Sustainability FINAL REPORT Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited Environment and Social Impact Assessment Report (Scheme T, Volume 1) 31 January 2018 Reference # 0402882 Reviewed by: Avijit Ghosh Principal Consultant Approved by: Debanjan Bandyapodhyay Partner This report has been prepared by ERM India Private Limited a member of Environmental Resources Management Group of companies, with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Contract with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of Business and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. 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TABLE OF CONTANT EXECUTIVE SUMMERY I 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND 1 1.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW 1 1.3 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THIS ESIA 2 1.4 STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT 2 1.5 LIMITATION 3 1.6 USES OF THIS REPORT 3 2 POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAME WORK 5 2.1 APPLICABLE LAWS AND STANDARDS 5 2.2 WORLD BANK SAFEGUARD POLICY 8 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10 3.1 REGIONAL SETTING 10 3.2 PROJECT LOCATION 10 3.2.1 Location 10 3.2.2 Accessibility 10 3.3 SITE SETTING 12 3.3.1 Project Site 12 3.3.2 Site Vicinity 12 3.4 PROJECT COMPONENTS 14 3.5 PROJECT TIMELINE AND PROJECT COST 14 3.6 RESOURCE 15 3.7 DISCHARGES AND WASTES 15 4 ESIA METHODOLOGY 16 4.1 SCREENING & SCOPING 16 4.2 BASELINE STUDIES 17 4.3 IMPACT IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT 17 4.3.1 Impact Assessment 17 4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN PREPARATION 18 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT 19 5.1 INTRODUCTION 19 5.2 LAND USE/LAND COVER 19 5.3 SOIL 21 5.4 CLIMATE AND METEOROLOGY 21 5.5 NATURAL HAZARD 22 5.6 AIR & NOISE ENVIRONMENT 22 5.7 DRAINAGE 22 5.8 GROUND WATER RESOURCES 23 5.9 SURFACE WATER 24 5.10 ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 24 5.10.1 Vegetation within the Study area 25 5.10.2 Wildlife Habitat and Faunal Diversity 26 5.11 SOCIO ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 27 5.11.2 Education profile 31 5.11.3 Skill of the Surveyed Population 35 5.11.4 Drinking Water & Sanitation Facilities 35 5.11.5 Irrigation 36 5.12 HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE 36 5.13 OTHERS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE 36 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 38 6.1 POTENTIAL IMPACT 38 6.1.1 Impact Aesthetic and Visual Quality 41 6.1.2 Air & Noise Quality 41 6.1.3 Impact on Land use, Soil & Drainage 42 6.1.4 Impact on Water Resources 43 6.1.5 Impact on Biological Environment 44 6.1.6 Potential Impact on Socio-economic Condition 45 6.1.7 Impact on Community Health and Safety 45 6.1.8 Occupational, Health and Safety 46 7 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 48 7.1 INTRODUCTION 48 7.2 IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS 48 7.3 SUMMARY OF STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS 49 8 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN 51 8.1 MITIGATION MEASURES & MANAGEMENT PLAN 51 8.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & REPORTING 59 8.3 INSTITUTIONAL SETTING AND IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS 63 8.4 COMMUNICATION PLAN 63 8.5 GRIEVANCE MECHANISM 64 9 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 66 LIST OF TABLE Table 1.1 Details of the substation and interlinked project (Scheme T) 2 Table 2.1 Regulation Triggered for the Project 5 Table 2.2 World Bank Policies Triggered for the Project 8 Table 3.1 Salient Features of the Project Location 10 Table 3.2 Project Components in the 132/33 KV Substation at Amrapara 14 Table 3.3 Resource Requirement in Construction and Operation of 132/33 KV Grid Substation at Amrapara 15 Table 3.4 Emission and Discharges from 132/33 KV Grid Substation 15 Table 5.1 Existing Land Use/ Land Cover Pattern of the Study Area 19 Table 5.2 Demographic profiles of the villages located within study area 28 Table 5.3 Demographic profiles of the Surveyed Population 28 Table 5.3 Schools facilities in study area 32 Table 5.4 Occupational pattern of villages in the study area 33 Table 5.5 Health care facilities in study area 36 Table 4.4 Environmental and Social Impact Identification Matrix 39 Table 7.1 List of key stakeholders 49 Table 7.2 Stakeholders and Key Points Discussed 50 Table 8.1 Environment and Social Management Plan 52 Table 8.2 Environment and Social Monitoring Plan 60 Table 8.2 Summary of Consultation Framework 63 LIST OF FIGURE Figure 3.1 Location, Site Boundary and Access shown on Satellite Imagery (along with adjacent settlements 11 Figure 3.1 Photographs of Site Surrounding 13 Figure 3.2 Typical Layout of a 132/33 KV substation Planned in the JPSIP 14 Figure 4.3 Impact Assessment Process 18 Figure 5.1 Land Use/ Land Cover Map of the Study Area 20 Figure 5.2 Soil at Project Site 21 Figure 5.3 Drainage Map of the Study Area 23 Figure 5.4 Age Group Distribution of the Surveyed Population 29 Figure 5.4 Proportion of SC/ST Population in the Study Area 30 Figure 5.6 Caste Distribution of the Surveyed Population of Paderkola Village 30 Figure 5.5 Literacy profile of the study area villages 31 Figure 5.8 Educational Status of the Surveyed Population 32 Figure 5.9 Employment Status of the Surveyed Population 34 Figure 5.10 Occupational Pattern of the Surveyed Population 35 Figure 7.1 Consultations with Local Communities 49 LIST OF ANNEXURE Annexure 1: List of Sub Projects in JPSIP I Annexure2: General Conditions of Contract V Annexure3: Special Conditions of Contract XVI Annexure 4: Format for Reporting of ESMP Implementation XVIII Annexure 5: Format for Registering Grievance from Community/ PAP XXI Annexure 6: DGMS Prescribe Permissible Limit of Vibration XXIV Annexure 7: Management Plan for Labour Influx XXVI Annexure 8: Socio Economic Survey Formats XXXIV Annexure 9: Assessment of Impact Significance XXXVIII ABBREVIATIONS BMTPC - Building Material and Technology Promotion Council of India CEA – Central Electricity Authority CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon CGWB – Central Groundwater Authority Board CPCB – Central Pollution Control Board dB – Decibel DG –Diesel Generator DVC - Damodar Valley Corporation EA – Environmental Assessment EMP – Environmental Management Plan ERM – Environmental Resources Management ESIA – Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESIA- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment ESMF- Environmental and Social Management Framework ESZ – Eco-Sensitive Zone GCC- General Conditions of Contract GM – Gair Mazrua GOI – Government of India GPS – Global Positioning System GSS – Grid Sub Station IESE - Initial Environmental and Social Examination IMD – India Meteorological Department IS – Indian Standard IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature IWPA – Indian Wildlife Protection Act JPSIP- Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project JUSNL - Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited KL- Kilo Litre KLD – Kilo Litre per Day Km – Kilometer KVA – Kilo-Volts-Ampere MVA – Mega-Volts-Ampere NBWL – National Board of Wildlife NH- National Highway PCB – Pollution Control Board PCB – Polychlorinated Biphenyls PfA – Power for All PPP – Public Private Partnership PUCC – Pollution Under Control Certificate SCC- Special Conditions of Contract SF6 –Sulfur Hexafluoride TCE – TATA Consulting Engineer TL – Transmission Line WPR- Work Participation Ratio EXECUTIVE SUMMERY The Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited (JUSNL) with financial assistance from the World Bank is implementing the transmission infrastructure development/upgradation under the Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project (JPSIP) and will include: (a) Creation of 25 new 132 kV substations, and (b) Development of associated 132 KV transmission lines of around 1800 kms. These 25 substations and associated transmission lines have been organised into 26 schemes. The proposed new 132 KV Grid substation at Amrapara Block is covered under the Scheme T Volume 1. The proposed substation at Amrapara Block would be located on Plot no. 1378 of the Paderkola Village, Amrapara Block in Pakur District. Out of the entire plot of land which is approximately 21.16 acres, 7.27 acres have been already allotted to JUSNL by the District Collector Pakur for development of the substation. The site is connected to the Dumka- Sahebganj Road (State Highway-18) by the Paderkola village road. The project activities would involve the design, construction and operation of a 132/33 KV Sub-station. The key components of the project would include: 3 No.s 50 MVA oil cooled transformers, incoming and outgoing bays connecting to the transmission line, control room and residential quarters for JSUNL employees. Setting up of the sub-station would involve a permanent change in land use from presently forest land to infrastructure. Construction activities are expected to cause temporary disturbances because of plying of vehicles in approach roads, site preparation involving cutting and filling of earth and soil, operation of construction machinery and equipment, and the involvement of a labour force. During operational phase, about 16-20 employees would be located at site. Resource use would comprise of about 9 KLD of water, to be sourced through a borewell at site. On a regular basis, small amounts of domestic waste and waste water would be generated from the site. From time to time, minor amounts of hazardous waste would also be generated and would be disposed off in conformance to regulatory requirements.

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